Thurston vs West Rushville

A side-by-side comparison of Thurston and West Rushville: population, income, housing, and more.

Thurston and West Rushville are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thurston has the higher population (615 vs 226 in West Rushville). West Rushville has the higher median household income ($73,594 vs $47,679 in Thurston). West Rushville has the higher median home value ($188,800 vs $144,700 in Thurston).

Population, income & housing

	Thurston	West Rushville
Population	615	226
Median age	36.6 yrs	27.4 yrs
Median household income	$47,679	$73,594
Median home value	$144,700	$188,800
Median gross rent	$1,082	$825
Housing units	254	71
Homeownership rate	64.2%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Thurston	West Rushville
Population	609 → 615 (+1.0%)	239 → 226 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$42,143 → $47,679 (+13.1%)	$51,000 → $73,594 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$103,100 → $144,700 (+40.3%)	$91,700 → $188,800 (+105.9%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,082 (+21.6%)	$825 → $825 (+0.0%)

Thurston

Population

609615

Median household income

$42,143$47,679

Median home value

$103,100$144,700

Median gross rent

$890$1,082

West Rushville

Population

239226

Median household income

$51,000$73,594

Median home value

$91,700$188,800

Median gross rent

$825$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Thurston	West Rushville
Under 5	8.1%	21.7%
5 to 17	16.4%	19.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	4.4%
25 to 34	15.9%	21.7%
35 to 44	10.2%	12.4%
45 to 54	19.0%	7.1%
55 to 64	11.2%	8.0%
65 to 74	5.9%	3.5%
75 and over	4.7%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Thurston	West Rushville
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	98.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Thurston	West Rushville
No high school diploma	8.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	54.1%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Thurston	West Rushville
Drove alone	90.7%	85.9%
Carpooled	6.1%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Thurston	West Rushville
1-unit, detached	72.4%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Thurston	West Rushville
Poverty rate	12.7%	4.4%
Average household size	2.86	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1967	1938